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So recently I’ve been purchasing a few things that I wanted to show / talk about, they’re a bit random and they aren’t necessarily all appropriate for the summer time. I picked up everything in a sale, or with discount so I hope if you like anything I purchased and want to buy it yourself, that it’s still available. 

I had seen the Skinny Dip X Julia Michaels collection in store and online before and I was obsessed with the space theme of the backpack and the phone case. So I saw that Skinny Dip had 20% student discount (using UNiDAYS - which you can download here for lots of discounts for clothing stores and food - https://www.myunidays.com/r/BJEqb0SUMvU), I also needed a new phone case as I didn’t have one and I’m so clumsy that I need one on at all times. With the discount the case was only £12, which is really good considering the design and typical iPhone 6s Plus cases. 

If you are interested in this case, I will say that the little silver gems on it did fall off after a few days, which I did expect but the first one fell off within the space of two days, but I am obsessed with the design. Another thing to note is that this case is flexible, and fits well to the phone, and despite its flexible material, it’s a really good quality. 

To qualify for Free Delivery for FeelUnique I needed to spend a couple more pounds, as you need to spend £15+, so I had a little look through the lower priced products and saw this Yes To Sleeping Mask. I have used Yes To products in the past, so when I saw a Clear Skin Sleeping Mask I instantly added it to my basket as my skin hasn’t been its best recently and I love the idea of leaving the product on your skin overnight. With charcoal and salicylic acid elements, I’m hoping it will assist any breakouts and imperfections. 

This is £2.99 without the 20% off. 

The new Limited Edition Summer Range ‘Splash Botanics’ ranges from £3 to £10 and includes a bubble bath, a body wash, a body mist, a body sorbet, a lip oil, bath milk powder and the toiletry bag. The “Beautiful” cosmetics bag was the only product I didn’t purchase. It’s available both in store and online from Superdrug, as well as FeelUnique. 

The ‘Splash Botanics’ collection scent is very floral and botanical (as the name and packaging suggests), with notes of freesia, delicate iris flowers, as well as hydrating coconut water and radiance boosting lychee. 


(Drench Me Bubble Bath Soak, 500ml, £7) 

Firstly I am so obsessed with this packaging, it’s like a really pretty milk carton. I have always found Zoella Beauty bubble bath products create the most insane bubbles from just a small amount which I love as it’s so cost effective. It creates amazing scented bubbles which leave your skin super clean and soft with the hydrating coconut water extracts. 




(Botanic’Eau Body Mist, 45ml, £8) 

So with every new collection that is released, comes a new Body Mist in the signature glass bottle. I love the packaging of ‘Splash Botanics’ as it’s super floral and green which perfectly sums up the scent of the fragrance. I love that the glass bottles are all the same, as my full collection of the mists together looks really pretty. I also love that there’s a design on the back which you can see through the glass which depicts each scent and theme of the ranges. 

Despite the fact I do like the new scent based on botanics / coconut water / lychee, it definitely isn’t my favourite of the scents and I do prefer last year’s summer scent. It’s very green and fresh, yet floral, it’s quite grown up and could be unisex, as it’s so unique and not so sweet. 

(Make A Splash Moisturising Body Wash, 160ml, £6) 

Zoe first released a Moisturising Body Wash in last years summer range ‘Jelly & Gelato’, and it was one of the most popular products of the collection, as it’s perfect for shaving. It’s also very moisturising as the name suggests, and is super hydrating to create super smooth skin. Once again, the packaging is super cute with botanical and fresh vibes. 

So this is a completely new formula for Zoella Beauty, and I honestly love it. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever used in terms of a skincare / beauty / bath product. It’s almost like a gel, which leaves your skin so hydrated, moisturised and smelling very floral. 

I physically gasped when I saw that Zoe had released a Lip Oil. This is a completely new product for the brand and I was so excited to try it out. It features a really nice cherry flavour / scent, and feels amazing on the lips, for instant smooth and shiny lips. My lips can get quite dry so I’m hoping the oil will hydrate them. It’s perfect to just pop in your bag, and apply throughout the day. 

I absolutely adore this packaging, and as soon as I saw it, I put it straight in my basket as I love the Zoella Beauty bath milk powder, which they brought out in last years Christmas range, ‘Snowella’. Although I do have more showers in summer, I love the idea of adding a powder into the water to give your skin a super soft feel, as well as creating soft light bubbles.  

Near the start of the month, I went on the Superdrug website and saw that there was a sale on some of the Zoella Lifestyle products. So I decided to pick up the ‘Stay On Top Of Your World’ planner which I really wanted when it first came out, but for some reason I never picked it up, so I’m really glad I managed to now, plus it was only £4, down from £12. I also picked up the ‘Inspire’ desk accessory, for only £3, which once again, I really wanted, because I love having things around my room that make me feel motivated and smile. 

(Zoella Lifestyle ‘Stay On Top Of Your World’ Planner, £4, Superdrug) 

Hi! So I have been enjoying the sunshine, and I’ve actually been quite busy recently so I did miss last weeks upload, so apologies for that. 

•Burts Bee Moisturising Lip Crayon, in Sedona Sands, £9.99 

I had watched VelvetGhost’s YouTube video and she had discussed the Burts Bee’s Lip Crayon, as well as wearing it in her video too. I really like the idea of a moisturising lip colour, as during the heat of Summer, especially during a holiday at 30 degrees+, your lips can get quite dry, so it’s nice to have a bit of colour as well as protecting them! I will definitely put this in my Holiday Hand-Luggage, which I will be creating a blogpost about before I go to Cyprus at the end of July.  

•Gold Oval Ring, ASOS, £4

I love little dainty pieces of jewellery, so when doing a little ASOS shop, I saw this little oval ring, which I thought was perfect to stack with some rings of mine. This isn’t necessarily a ‘Summer Essential’, but it looked cute in the flatlay so...

•Zoella Beauty Body Fondant Shimmer Balm, Superdrug, on sale £2

So I didn’t actually buy this when it came out in the Sweet Inspirations range a couple of years ago, but when in Superdrug last week, I saw it was on sale for £2, so I thought  I would give it a go! The day I bought it was the start of the 4 days of pure sunshine and heat, so I did actually try it out when I was wearing dresses (the off the shoulder outfits, as shown below in this post), and it gave quite a subtle shimmer to my pale skin. 

Essie just launched on the ASOS website, so during the 20% off sale, I decided to order one of the pastel pink shades of nail varnish. I love Essie as a brand, as their shades are gorgeous and they’re so versatile and there’s a variety of shades of many colours. 

•Zoella Beauty Mini Gelat’eau (came in a set of 4, £14.99)

 Gelat’eau is one of the four mini body sprays from the Zoella Beauty “All Four You” set. It’s the scent from last years Summer range ‘Gelato’, with notes of elderflower and pomengranate, it's super fresh and summery. This whole range was my scent of last summer and I have already been using last years range again this year in preparation for the new Zoella Beauty summer range. 

•Me Life Story by Scarlett Moffatt, Amazon, £3 

I have loved Scarlett ever since her first debut on Gogglebox, and she’s always been one of my favourites of the families. I have followed and supported her journey on I’m A Celebrity... as well as on Saturday Night Takeaway, so  when I saw that she had written a book about her life, entitled “Me Life Story”, I was really excited to read it. I prefer paperback books so I thought I would wait a little while in hope for a paperback release, which came out this year, and I ordered it last Tuesday. It’s currently £3 on Amazon. So discussing that super sunny hot bank holiday weekend we had last week again, I started reading Scarlett’s book on Friday and by Tuesday I had finished it. It was such a insight into her life, discussing bullying, mental health, etc. 

So when I ordered this on ASOS, I wasn’t quite expecting to like it so much, but I have been obsessed with it ever since it arrived. I’ve already worn it twice in the last week, pairing it both with my American Apparel Denim high waisted shorts and my ASOS mom jeans in light denim. Again, I purchased this in the 20% off sale, so it worked out as £12.80. I really like Pull and Bear as a brand due to their good quality products and I like their style of clothing too.

I was also looking at Skincare and was told about the Toner waters, as my skin hasn’t been my best friend recently. I love the idea of toner spray as it’s been so hot, I was thinking about buying a water spray to keep cool and just spritz when it’s super hot. Which I think I’ll definitely I’ll be needing in Cyprus in July, as it gets up to something like 40 degrees where we’re going. 

(HoneyPunch Astrology Crop Trop, £22 originally...currently out of stock) 

At the start of the month when browsing through ASOS, (as I do frequently), I added this adorable astrological printed Honey Punch top to my Saved Items, and then a few days later ASOS sent me a 5 gift voucher, so admist my spending ban before Paris, I decided to treat myself as I also had 10% off. It was originally 22, but with my codes and voucher, it was only
14.60. I have already received lots of compliments when I have worn it a couple of times, which is nice, as I wasn’t sure about it at first, its a little loose around the armpits, but it’s a Small, so maybe its meant to be a little flowy. 

For Easter, my grandma kindly gave me a voucher for Next, as she knows I am
obsessed with their homeware. With the £10 voucher, I decided to purchase one of their body mists, which is also a hair mist too which is a little added bonus - in the scent ‘Eau Nude as it was a really nice everyday scent that was a little unique too, with notes of raspberry mandarin, jasmine rose and patchouli and amber, which is such a nice fruity mix. For only £6, I would definitely recommend as it really lasts! I also picked up two of their £2.75 candles in more Spring/Summer scents, with the rest of the voucher. 

(Collection Lasting Perfection, Fair, £4.19, Boots)

Also from Boots, I picked up my favourite concealer - the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair, as I was running out and knew I wouldn’t be able to grab any in Paris, and I definitely needed concealer as my skin wasn’t my friend and I knew I would be posing in lots of photos.




So when shopping for my trip, I knew I wanted to look for this £6 pink circle bag from Primark as I had seen it in a Primark Haul on YouTube. It’s so adorable and perfect for little days out, I wore it around Paris, and it was perfect for Disney, just fitting in the necessities for the day. Plus for only £6, I would highly recommend, it also comes in two other colours I believe. I then picked up a new purse from Primark too, this cute little £3 coin purse was ideal for just putting small change and my bank card / loyalty cards. I also picked up a mini hairbrush for £1, which is perfect for my suitcase as my normal hairbrush is way too big for the space of hand luggage.



So I have a wall of Polaroid photos in my room, which are simply photos from my camera roll which I have then printed on the app LaLaLab (you can use the code PGXRYM1T for £5 off, which will actually get you quite a few prints for free as they cost 26p per photo). I had some credit left over (£5 off), so I ordered some more, and I’m going to order some from Paris too!




In one of Gabby’s (VelvetGhost) recent videos, she mentioned the Burts Bees Moisturising Lip Crayon In the shade Sedona Sands, she was also wearing it in the video too. I really loved the shade, but also my lips have been so ridiculously dry recently due to the heat I guess, so when she mentioned that this crayon not only looks great but also feels super moisturising similarly to their lip balms, but with some added colour!



And my main purchase of April was the new Apple 2018 iPad. I had sold my MacBook Pro a couple of weeks ago as I was only really using it for Youtube, Netflix and writing blogposts, so I thought getting something lighter, and cheaper was more suitable. I also picked up an Apple Pencil as I liked the idea of writing notes and the colouring games look super therapeutic.



I also purchased a Infliland Bluetooth iPad keyboard case, which makes blogging a little easier, it also protects my iPad too, and can hold the Apple Pencil too. The case was £22.99 down from like £70 which was a good deal, looking at other cases online and comparing their prices and worth and reviews.



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